T Cell Receptor Excision Circle (TREC) Monitoring after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation; a Predictive Marker for Complications and Clinical Outcome.

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Published in Int J Mol Sci on October 11, 2016

Authors

Ahmed Gaballa1, Mikael Sundin2,3, Arwen Stikvoort4, Muhamed Abumaree5, Mehmet Uzunel6, Darius Sairafi7, Michael Uhlin8,9

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden. Ahmed.Gaballa@ki.se.
2: Division of Pediatrics, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden. Mikael.Sundin@ki.se.
3: Pediatric Blood Disorders, Immunodeficiency and Stem Cell Transplantation, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden. Mikael.Sundin@ki.se.
4: Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden. Arwen.Stikvoort@ki.se.
5: Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Department, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, KSA-11461 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. AbumareeM@ksau-hs.edu.sa.
6: Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden. Mehmet.Uzunel@ki.se.
7: Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden. Darius.Sairafi@ki.se.
8: Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden. Michael.Uhlin@ki.se.
9: Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, SE-141 86 Stockholm, Sweden. Michael.Uhlin@ki.se.

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